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to consubstantiate

to consubstantiate

9.9
To join two or more things so they become one thing
  • verb
  • /ˌkɒn.səˈstænt.ʃi.eɪt/
  • Formal
translation icon : consubstanciar
  • Some philosophers argue that mind and matter can consubstantiate to form conscious experience.

Examples

  • In his writings, he proposed that spirit and body consubstantiate in human existence.

  • The doctrine claims that the divine nature will consubstantiate with the elements during the ritual.

  • We must consubstantiate our ideas.

  • The two theories consubstantiate to form a unified philosophy.

  • Some philosophers argue that mind and matter can consubstantiate to form conscious experience.

  • In his writings, he proposed that spirit and body consubstantiate in human existence.

  • The doctrine claims that the divine nature will consubstantiate with the elements during the ritual.

Synonyms

to complect
vsto consubstantiate
  • Archaic
9.9

To bring different things together into one whole

unite parts into a single substance or essence in philosophical contexts

How Unified

to consubstantiate
  • Formal
9.9
to fuse
44 3.9
to amalgamate
  • Formal
4 7.4
to merge
192 3.2
to combine
638 2.7
join
11 2.9
to connect
354 2.3

Surface Forms

consubstantiate infinitive
consubstantiate past
consubstantiate past participle
consubstantiating present participle
consubstantiate third person singular

Morphology

consubstantiate = substantiate (opaque) = con + substanti + ate

The word is a learned theological formation on a Latin stem, and its modern meaning is not predictable from the visible parts for most learners.

Etymology

Consubstantiate comes from the Latin parts con- 'together' and substantia 'substance'. So, to consubstantiate something is to make two things share the same 'substance' or 'essence', which is why the word is used when people say spirit and body become one in philosophy and theology.